On Friday 18th December, the PAN Europe Network (Pesticide Action Network) focusing on biodiversity preservation visited the pilot farm of Veneto Agricoltura named Vallevecchia. The aim of the visit was to discover some European innovative projects (LIFE+ AGRICARE, HELPSOIL e WSTORE2) whose activities protect the environment and ensure safety and viability to farmers.

Pan Europe extended the invitation to the whole network of over 600 non-governmental organisations, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries worldwide working to minimise the negative effects and replace the use of harmful pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives. Among the participants of the day, including alto the field visit, Pan Europe representatives, agricultural experts working on conservation and precision agriculture and MEP Marco Zullo, one of the Italian Members of the Agricultural and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament.